Your All Things Plants weekly news

for March 5, 2016

Growing Adenium Plants

By drdawg
March 3, 2016
Growing Adenium Plants

Although the Adenium ("Desert Rose") has all the looks of a succulent, with a water-reservoir trunk and root form, it is not grown the same way as a typical succulent. (911 words - Read the full article)

The National Gardening Association and All Things Plants

By dave
March 1, 2016
The National Gardening Association and All Things Plants

We have some big news to share with our members. Click to read more. (632 words - Read the full article)

Bury the Remote Temperature Sensor

By CarolineScott
February 28, 2016
Bury the Remote Temperature Sensor

To get an idea of ground temperatures, bury the remote sensor of a thermometer. (174 words - Read the full article)

The most popular images last week from our plant database:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Joseph's Coat')
By JulieB:

Photo of Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
By JamesAcclaims:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Asteroid Shower')
By KentPfeiffer:

Photo of Morning Glory (Ipomoea splendor-sylvae)
By Gerris2:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Taking Chances')
By KentPfeiffer:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Sunrise Elegy')
By KentPfeiffer:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Trick or Treat')
By coboro:

Photo of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Blenheim Royal')
By dirtdorphins:

Photo of Roses (Rosa)
By HamiltonSquare:

The most popular Multi-Plant Photos from last week:

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

10 people gave for the idea "Bury the Remote Temperature Sensor" by CarolineScott

8 people gave for the idea "Growing Adenium Plants" by drdawg

6 people gave for post #1068460 in "Beefriends(tm) and other Garden Guests - threeeeeeeee!!" by dirtdorphins

6 people gave for the idea "The National Gardening Association and All Things Plants" by dave

4 people gave for post #1071756 in "Banner for March 3, 2016 by ge1836" by ge1836

4 people gave for post #1069587 in "Banner for February 29, 2016 by Whitebeard" by Whitebeard

4 people gave for the idea "Temporary Greenhouse" by drdawg

2 people gave for post #1072049 in "Congratulations!" by dyzzypyxxy

2 people gave for post #1069762 in "Pilea Ruins" by Shape

2 people gave for post #1069220 in "The best Arizona Desert video I have ever seen" by jamesicus

The most active threads this week:

Subject OP Area Replies
Our Orchid blooms in March 2016UrsulaOrchids forum83
Leaf tipsAdeniumgirlAdeniums forum69
Congratulations!BoneheadThe National Gardening Association and All Things Plants52
An opinion on these leaves pleasecybersixDaylilies forum36
Do you own any surviving southern dormants?beckygardenerDaylilies forum27
March 2016, Photos and ChatzuzuRoses forum27
Schreiner's 2016 intro's & open for businessUndertheSunIrises forum24
Which fertilizer for spring?cybersixDaylilies forum22
Bird photos - March 2016dyzzypyxxyGardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum20

Some new reviews from the ATP Green Pages:

Xeramtheum recommended Geraniaceae and wrote:

Beautiful, stunning plants. Awesome communication. Robin is the absolute best! The packing was stellar. Not one leaf or stem broken or out of place.

stephanietx recommended Victory Seed Company and wrote:

Victory Seed Company is one of my "go-to" seed companies. I love their variety and descriptions, and the prices are great as well. I have much success with germination rates on all the seeds I've purchased from them, even if the seeds are a couple of years old. I recommend Victory Seeds often to my gardening friends. The service is exceptional and I get my order quickly.

We keep growing, because ATP is where all the excitement is these days! Check out these numbers from last week: